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Yes. As parents there are many things we have to make our children do they don't want to and in this case there is a court order. Not making your child go is breaking that order and the mother may find herself in contempt of court if the order isn't followed.

You need to find out exactly why your child doesn't want to go and try to resolve that problem. Perhaps something happens that makes her/him uncomfortable such as other children or casual girlfriends. Perhaps there isn't enough privacy at the father's home. Let them know that they can tell you about it, that you will listen and not get upset, and that you will discuss it with their father. There are reasons why they won't go that need to be dealt with. You need to try to improve the situation and encourage your child to have a good relationship with their father.

Deal with the problem and don't accept a no from your child or their father.

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Yes, this is called interfering with child custody. If there is a court ordered visitation, you are required to send the child, unless you have something worked out with the other parent or the judge created a temp order.

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Yes if the visitation is court ordered. The custodial parent may be found in contempt of court and fined or even jailed based on the same. If the non-compliance becomes chronic, custody may even be modified to favor the non-custodial parent.

However the child is always free to make their wishes known to the judge if a visitation modification is filed by requesting a meeting with the judge, writing a letter to the judge expressing their wishes, or engaging an attorney or guardian ad litem to speak for them. The judge will take into consideration the wishes of the child, and generally, the older the child, the more weight is given to those wishes.

Up to and until such a modification is granted however, the child needs to abide by court ordered visitation or there could be some very unpleasant consequences.

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Q: Can a mother get in trouble if a child refuses to go to visitation with their father?
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How does a mother lose her child in a custody battle?

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Can a mother of the father be a supervisor for visitation If the father is granted supervised visitation can the mother of the father be the supervisor?

If there is a relative or someone close to the family supervising it has to be someone both parents agree on. Otherwise the court will choose one.


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Not if the person has a court ordered custody agreement. If no visitation/custody order is in place, it is at the discretion of the person who has custody of the child.


Can an unwed mother in the state of Ohio pursue visitation rights against the father?

Once the father's paternity has been established in court she has to be able to prove he is unfit or the court will allow him his rights. If she refuses even though there is a visitation order she would be in contempt of a court order and could eventually lose custody if she continues to interfere with his visits.


If a father has visitation rights but rarely comes to see his child what steps can be taken?

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